Updates: FB20070915

USC’s dominating victory over Nebraska on Saturday was enough to land the Trojans on the cover of the September 24 issue of Sports Illustrated. The associated article, in addition to focusing on tailback Stafon Johnson and the resurgent Trojan ground game, dives into this season’s running storyline: namely, which conference is superior, the Pac-10 […]

With his 144 yards on just 11 carries against then # 14 Nebraska on Saturday, Stafon Johnson was named the Pac-10 offensive player of the week.
Johnson, McNally, Belch Named U.S. Bank Pac-10 Players of the Week (Pac-10)

USC’s 18-point victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday night in Lincoln, Nebraska was a very different game than last year’s contest decided by an equal margin. Although there were some nervous moments in the early going when the Cornhuskers pulled ahead 10-7 and the Trojans seemed to be self-destructing with careless ball-handling and stupid […]

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The LA Daily News’ Phil Collen describes senior RB Chauncey Washington’s road from a frustrating 2-carry, 8-yard performance in last year’s Rose Bowl, to serious thoughts about the NFL, and finally to shedding 25 pounds (with help from coach Chris Carlisle and Subway) en route to a probable first quarter debut against Nebraska on Saturday. On his […]

The Trojans practiced Thursday for about 70 minutes in half pads, emphasizing kickoff and punt returns during the special teams periods, before heading to LAX for their charter to Nebraska.

Pete Carroll acknowledged that Nebraska won’t utilize the same conservative offensive game plan as last year: “I think they’re going to mix a lot more and […]

Wednesday’s practice was relatively free of major developments–save for the news that LB Brian Cushing (ankle) would not start against the Cornhuskers. Some notes:

Although Cushing still predicts that he will play against Nebraska, he was unable to practice yet again today and a decision on him will not be made until Saturday. Junior Clay Matthews […]

Pete Carroll sat down with Petros & Money on AM 570 today to discuss Nebraska’s team, the elevated profile of the Pac-10 this season, the coaching staff’s perceived limited playbook used in the Idaho game (”we used what we had to to win the game”), USC’s recurring turnover margin issue, and the Trojans’ current injury situation.
Audio: Petros & Money Show (AM 570)

Scott Wolf is reporting that Nebraska players were furious with last year’s conservative game plan against the Trojans in LA. This shouldn’t surprise anyone who watched the game.  It became clear early in the contest that Nebraska had no confidence in its ability to win the game so it was going to make sure that it didn’t […]

USC announced Tuesday night that redshirt junior CB/S Josh Pinkard tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and will be out for the rest of the 2007 season. He is scheduled to have surgery next week.  Pinkard, who Pete Carroll famously remarked was the best athlete on the team last year, tore the […]